Statistics Norway

National tests

7 Distribution of pupils, by mastering levels in national tests in 8th grade, by parents' educational attainment level and the pupils' mastering level in 5th grade in 2008. 2011. Per cent
  Mastering level English Mastering level reading Norwegian Mastering level Mathematics
  1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
2011                              
All pupils                              
The pupils' mastering level in 5th grade                              
1 24.1 43.2 29.2 3.1 0.4 19.5 44.8 31.9 3.6 0.3 15.5 46.4 35.9 2.0 0.2
2 3.6 19.6 51.4 19.6 5.7 2.1 16.0 50.5 24.1 7.3 1.3 12.7 58.3 22.7 5.1
3 0.6 2.8 25.1 36.4 35.2 0.3 1.8 21.0 37.2 39.7 0.1 0.9 18.3 36.7 44.0
Unknown/did not participate in 5th grade 30.9 27.1 23.7 10.4 7.9 29.4 25.0 27.0 11.9 6.7 21.1 27.5 32.7 12.0 6.6
Parents do not have tertiary education                              
The pupils' mastering level in 5th grade                              
1 28.5 44.7 24.5 1.9 0.2 22.0 46.7 28.6 2.6 0.2 18.1 48.6 31.6 1.6 0.1
2 5.1 24.4 51.4 15.5 3.7 2.9 20.1 52.0 19.8 5.2 1.9 16.3 60.0 18.6 3.2
3 0.9 4.0 32.0 35.7 27.5 0.6 3.2 27.7 39.3 29.2 0.2 1.6 25.3 39.8 33.0
Unknown/did not participate in 5th grade 39.9 28.6 21.0 7.1 3.4 35.4 27.6 25.1 8.5 3.4 28.7 32.8 28.5 7.1 2.8
Parents have tertiary education                              
The pupils' mastering level in 5th grade                              
1 16.6 40.6 37.0 5.0 0.8 14.3 40.9 38.7 5.6 0.4 10.3 42.2 44.4 2.9 0.2
2 2.3 15.2 51.5 23.5 7.6 1.2 12.1 49.1 28.4 9.3 0.8 9.3 56.8 26.4 6.8
3 0.4 2.1 21.1 36.7 39.6 0.1 1.2 17.9 36.2 44.6 0.1 0.5 15.0 35.2 49.2
Unknown/did not participate in 5th grade 21.1 19.8 25.8 16.2 17.1 16.7 18.1 32.4 19.2 13.6 11.9 19.2 36.3 20.4 12.2
Parents' educational attainment level is unknown                              
The pupils' mastering level in 5th grade                              
1 29.7 41.5 24.1 4.7 - 23.1 46.2 26.7 3.7 0.4 22.0 45.4 30.0 2.2 0.4
2 3.4 25.7 49.8 15.5 5.7 4.7 15.7 49.2 23.3 7.2 1.5 17.7 52.8 23.4 4.5
3 - 2.7 21.3 40.0 36.0 - 2.4 23.5 41.2 32.9 0.9 2.8 20.2 36.7 39.4
Unknown/did not participate in 5th grade 26.6 31.7 25.9 9.8 6.0 35.9 30.4 22.6 8.1 3.0 18.3 28.1 36.3 10.8 6.5

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